Road Trip Essentials: What to Bring and How to Pack It

Don't leave home without your road trip essentials. Although it can be
fun to shop for items in a strange town, you don't want to be left
without a can't-live-without-it item after a long day of driving when
you just want to get some rest.

Everyone's idea of key road trip supplies will be different. To one person, the list will include a good inflatable travel pillow. To another, it's wrinkle free travel clothes that let them look fresh and clean even after sitting in a car for eight hours.

And for still another person, it's a travel coffee maker
that gives them just the right jump-start in the morning (and, more
importantly, lets them avoid those mediocre-at-best hotel lobby brews).

Portable tire inflator. Are you still driving around without this essential device that can keep you safe and help you get better gas mileage?

Road trip essentials are in the eye of the beholder. We've tried to
include a few good ones here, but you'll no doubt explore on your own to
add to the list of items you can't do without on your driving vacation.